February 22, 2006

Staple Remover

If only there were just one staple per carpet tuft. There were many more that were either so old or so deeply embedded that they couldn’t hold on to the carpet any longer. I spent my weekend pulling out 5 generations of carpet staples.

If you want to be Magneto for a day, get one of these. They warn you to plan a safe route for transporting, as they will send “loose metallic objects at considerable distances flying at great speed.” Unfortunately, your magnetic adventures will have to sit tight for a couple of days since they will only ship them ground UPS. Apparently, the magnets are so powerful, they can crash the plane.